Bocce Australia August 2018

BOCCE AUSTRALIA AUGUST 2018

The premier bocce sport eNewsletter in Australia Editor Frank Funari and Photographs Raymond Cher

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Bocce in the STA Travel Dark— The The Australian USA Bocce teams up Glow Bocce BocceRoos Tournament with Bocce Sensation team selected Australia for China Read more.. Read more... Read More Read more..

Being a Bocce Australia member is more than just playing bocce, the benefits keep on coming.

Bocce Australia is delighted to announce a new sponsorship partnership with STA Travel, who have been appointed as the official Travel Agency for Bocce Australia. We will see the two organisations join forces to create a positive change for travel for all bocce members.

STA Travel is the world's largest student and youth travel company, and now also for sporting associations like Bocce Australia. STA Trav- el has been booking affordable adventures since 1979. Experts in Round the World flights, International flights, domestic flights, Tours, Accommodation and good vibes - whatever your adventure, it starts right with STA Travel.

The partnership will see STA Travel become the official Travel Agency part- ner of Bocce in Australia, with the STA Travel company to provide a range of services including flights, accommodation, tours, rail, car, bus, insurance plus more. Some of the extra features are special rates for students, dis- count cards for members, that can get you discounts in over 133 countries worldwide and huge discounts in shops, restaurants and attractions all over Australia. The arrangement will benefit all bocce players and will also be available for all Bocce member families, relations and extended friends. STA Travel love everything that Bocce Sport represents and what we are trying to achieve, and we are hopeful that together we can help all bocce members enjoy travel . SOUTH AUSTRALIA BOCCE-RAFFA TOUR- NAMENT, Mt GAMBIER (SEPTEMBER 2018)

South Australia Bocce and Mt Gambier Club have organised the South Australia Raffa State Championship which will be hosted at : Mt Gambier Club on the weekend 22nd & 23rd of September. The event is open to all bocce members, and those wishing to learn how to play Bocce Raffa. For those Interstate – why not make it into a holiday and enjoy the pleasures of the Limestone Coast home to some of South Aus- tralia’s most spectacular natural wonders. Discover the aptly- named Blue Lake which turns a vivid turquoise colour and some of Australia’s top wines while enjoying some fun and exciting competitions of Bocce Raffa. For all those interested in participating in this Raffa tournament please contact SABF Mirella Mancini OAM—President/Public Officer South Australian Bocce Federation - Mob: 0413 590 400 BOCCE

GLOW IN THE DARK

Michael Migliaccio has brought a glow to the Special Olympics Mel- bourne Eastern Ranges Club in the form of Bocce led glow bowls. Knox club hosted a come and try night with Glow in the Dark Bocce competition. The free introduction night was a great success with over 50 players and parents on the courts enjoying the thrill of night bocce. Well done Michael and all the volunteers and helpers that are making a difference for our special ability bocce enthusiasts. Well done Michael & the Knox Club volunteers!

International Referee Joe Maselli will be the first Australian Referee to officiate at a World Bocce Championship. “These opportunities are very lim- ited and it’s an honour to receive this appointment,” said Joe, when selected to referee in China,2018. The Australian Bocce Team to compete in China Selected.

The Women’s and Junior teams were announced at Training Clinic number 2.

The Women’s team will be Vanessa Allegretto, Nicole Samsa, Maria Ma- selli and Anna Romano Presiozo. Team coach Tony Biancacci

In the U23— Daniel Sam- sa and the U18’s it will be: Max Tricarico, Peter Rossi, Aaron O’Callaghan and Felix Janosa. Team coach Franco Fava.

The Training clinic #2 was run by National Coaching director Tony Biancacci with assis- tance from Franco Fava, Mary Massena and parent helpers.

The session was started with Sam Watts from ‘Primco’ a leader in ath- lete fitness testing.

Primco Testing System (PTS) was developed to measure an individual’s athletic ability for a variety of Olympic and Profession- al sports. This system combines globally recog- nised performance tests with a World Class Data Delivery System. The in- formation provides coach- es with a platform to build on crucial aspects of game/sport specifics, techniques and skill acquisition. All the bocce juniors were put through their paces with time drills and sprints.

Photographs from the top— Foto 1) Simon Wong leads the Lego team building exercises;

Foto 2) Tony Biancacci demonstrates the run sheet for the days training schedule;

Foto 3) Sam Watts with from left-to-right : National Coaching Director Tony Biancacci, Sam Watts ‘Primco’ testing administrator, Junior National Coach—Franco Fava and Frank Funari, President Bocce Australia;

Foto 4) Sam Watts taking the juniors through the time drills. Bocce Australia is delighted to see one of our Bocce players being nominated for the Leader Newspaper Local Sports Star award. We wish Max all the success and hope that he takes out the award for 2018. (Below is the an extract from the Leader newspaper articled published )

A rising star in the bocce world is making waves internationally after discovering the sport.

It’s been a meteoric rise for Max Tricarico, who’s now ranked among the top juniors in the Australia after he took up the sport five years ago.

Across Oceania and Asia, the 16-year-old is the number one under-18 player in the sport’s progressive throw discipline and equal first for the doubles rapid throw.

He took out the titles at the Oceania/Asia championship earlier this year and earned selection to represent Australia at the World Junior Champi- onships as a result.

It’s all a confirmation of the value of the Alphington teen’s commitment, with him travelling to train three or four times a week.

Max has also won the Australian title for best precision throw and has been named best junior for the green and gold at consecutive Oceania/ Asia championships.

They’re all significant honours but with the international bocce community pushing for the sport to be reintroduced to the Olympic Games, even bigger awards could be on the horizon.

Mum Dina Tricarico said Max would be ready for such a stage should the sport’s promotion happen.

“These are prestigious events which are hosted by different countries around the world every year. They recognise the best of the best young players who have significant merit for future championships and at the Olympics,” she said.

“With the Olympics being held in Paris in 2024, there is now a growing effort to get bocce back into the program.”

Dina said Max was also well known for helping out younger players in a bid to help grow the sport. “You’ll always find him assisting and helping out younger players,” she said.

Max Tricarico is a 2018 Leader Local Sports Star Junior Nominee.

(Bocce Australia thanks Leader newspapers for this article and their continued support of the local community and sports players ) BOCCE USA STYLE Invitational Men’s Bocce Champion- ships, St. Louis, USA Silvio Bruzzese , Joe Marraffa , and Joe Rozzo will be repre- senting Australia at the International Friendly Punto Raffa Volo Bocce Tourna- ment, in USA.

The three players are from the Marconi Club, Sydney and are seasoned Raffa players with both Silvio and Joe having represented Australia previously at the International World events. We look forward to the team doing well but more importantly helping to build a collaboration with the USA Bocce fraternity so that we can build on having regular Trans-Pacific competitions between USA and Australia.

L-R: Mario Soligo( Club Marconi Vice President, Sports President ), Frank Funari (President Bocce Australia), The Team—Giuseppe (Joe) Rozzo Silvio Bruzzese , Giuseppe (Joe) Marraffa , Morris Licate (Club Marconi Vice President), Angelo Ruisi (Club Marconi Director )

RAFFA WORLD CHAMPION- SHIPS 2019…...

RAFFA World Titles scheduled for Argentina in February 2019. The competition will take place in three disciplines; Singles men, Singles women and mixed doubles. Italy will host the Junior World Raffa Championship in 2020. The new executive committee of CBI had its first meeting in Kahramankazan, Ankara, Turkey, on August 3, and many important de- cisions were made to initiate a real reform in the sport of RAFFA BOC- CE.

The following leaders took part in the meeting:

* Present in Turkey: Turkmen (President), Rosati (Vice President Vicar), Kafi (Secretary General), Lele (Latvia), Gaissina as Observer (Russia), Casarini as Observer (President CER).

* Present via WA: Limardo (Vice President), Rouault (France), Cher (Australia), Persic (Croatia) and Passaglia (USA).

Many important topics were discussed with the key items being the re- view of the rules of the competitions; Time limits and new competition formats will also be introduced to manage tournaments efficiently and in a timely manner. Throwing games will be studied and introduced. Mixed doubles will be played which will be the main proposal for the Olympic programme. Continental quotas will be introduced.

President Turkmen announced that there will be a meeting between the 3 Presidents of boules sports (Bocce volo, Bocce Raffa & Petanque) at the end of August in Lyon, France. All members of the Executive Com- mittee unanimously decided that any Olympic offer should include Raffa and the CMSB statute should be amended to ensure the rotation of man- agement between 3 disciplines.

After 8 hours of lengthy discussions and various deci- sions, it was also concluded to do a SWOT analysis of the CBI that would lead strategic plan- ning between 2020 and 2024. It is also decided to develop promotional materi- als, such as sets of cheaper balls, car- pets, a new and simplified form of the game. Finally, the need to improve international relations, international projects, partnerships with international multi-sport organisations has been underlined.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA BOCCE HAVING FUN RAISING MONEY FOR BOCCE WITH A SAUSAGE SIZZLE ……..

———————————————————–— MARCONI CUP…... Lazio Marche Club adds more silverware to its display cabinet, as it blitzed the opposition to win the prestigious 60th Anni- versary, Marconi Cup. More in the next edition.

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